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Consider recommendations regarding the Grant Award Funding of Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Dispute Resolution Programs Act (DRPA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-2016 through FY 2016-2017, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement with the Conflict Solutions Center of Santa Barbara County (CSC) for grant funding from the Dispute Resolution Trust Fund (Fund 1073) in the amount of $108,000.00 for an Agreement term of January 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017;
b) Accept $34,812.00 In-Kind Volunteer services from CSC during the term January 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017;
c) Approve continued funding from the Dispute Resolution Trust Fund (Fund 1073) for the Superior Court, for purposes of Dispute Resolution Program administration during the term January 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 in an amount not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the funds available of the Trust Fund in accordance with Section 469 of the California Business and Professions Code; and
d) Determine that these activities are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4), since the recommended actions are government fiscal activities which do not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.